24 December, 2003

Planet Perplex

What is this site about ? The title says it all : amazing art,
artwork that makes you say whoa ! It's a top collection of baffling images :
optical illusions, things that can't exist in real life, and landscapes with
hidden stuff in it. And those funny pictures you can turn upside down, showing
something completely else.

Many of the items are old classics, but I found lots of new stuff (at least
new to me). For example, this drawing of tools.

Posted on 24 December, 2003

An Old Catalog

All color. All wild. If you are of the Austin Powers age you
will likely think these images are "Groovey baby!" Others of you will gasp and
turn try to turn away. But you can't. The horror won't let you go!

Consider this your only warning. The pages before you are
frightening stuff.

Grokker

This software tool takes the data culled by an online search
and organizes it visually into categories that enable you to quickly dig deeply
to find the exact site or information you need. Grokker broke new ground, but
later ran out of gas when the Northern Lights search engine, on which it was
based, went out of business.

Now Grokker is back as a smarter and less expensive ($49
instead of $99) application that works on top of many different databases,
including the all-important Google. I'm as excited this time as I was a year
ago. This really could be the future for finding information.

A $1.00 Christmas Tree

Okay, this isn't the greatest, but I get a lot of requests for
it, so here goes. This is as attractive as those pine scent cutouts you see
hanging from people's rear-view mirrors and apparently as popular.

Planet Christmas

It's getting pretty late to start decorating your house for Christmas. But if
you're a procrastinator, go to
Planet Christmas for some
ideas.

The PlanetChristmas website is THE place to learn from others
how to decorate your house and make your home the envy of the community. Learn
from the experts how to computerize your display and become the envy of all. Get
ideas from others by seeing pictures of their displays. Find out where you can
buy all the unusual stuff. Talk with enthusiasts that have a real passion for
Christmas lights, not only because it's fun but it's a great way to spread the
joy of the season.

Posted on 24 December, 2003

Virtual XMas Tree

The Christmas tree we put up this year is completely comprised
of light. Maybe I'll spray some pine scent around for authenticity's sake. After
an indulgence at the Ikea store our living room light is now capable of
projecting images.